With no less than 72 powerful features, Maps Marker Pro is (in the words of its developer) “the most comprehensive and easy-to-use mapping solution for WordPress”. Ya be que esté organizando un paseo en bicicleta comunitario, buscando aumentar el traffic peatonal a su restaurante tailandés o planeando el lanzamiento de una panadería boutique, Maps Marker Pro es la solución de mapas de WordPress de elección.
En este artículo, analizaremos más de cerca Maps Marker Pro y revelaremos cuántas de sus funciones más poderosas se pueden aprovechar para su sitio Web of WordPress.
Featured Features of Maps Marker Pro Plugin
La funcionalidad más básica de Maps Marker Pro le posibilita crear un marcador para la ubicación geográfica que tiene en mente, usar uno de los mil iconos para representar ese lugar y crear un link para direcciones. Se puede agregar texto adicional en una ventana emergente.
At the same time you can create groups of bookmarks. Let's say, as an example, that you are a manufacturer and distributor of organic dog food. It is feasible that your customers want to know where to buy your product locally. You can use groups to identify each region of the city where your dog food can be found, and consumers can find individual store locations within each region.
Notable additional features of Maps Marker Pro
- Utilice códigos cortos para incrustar mapas en sus páginas, publicaciones, plantillas y widgets.
- Screen icons are customizable.
- Elija sus propios mapas base, incluidos Google maps, Open Street Map, Bing, Mapbox y mapas WMTS personalizados.
- Absolutely responsive.
- Add QR codes of your maps to packaging, etc.
- Create a map legend.
All of these features and more are available for a one-time license fee.
El soporte estándar para un domain está disponible en Personal plan for $ 31. Five domains are supported in the More plan for $ 87, and the Professional The plan offers support for 25 domains at a cost of $ 164. Although each license is a one-time fee, updates and ongoing support incur an annual fee.
You can test these features before you fully commit to activate a 30-day trial. The trial version seamlessly switches to the paid version if you are ready to upgrade to the Pro version or when you are ready.
Select which features are best for you
With so many features to choose from, you may be wondering which ones might really benefit you and your business goals. Let's explore some real case studies.
Ewetopia uses Maps Marker Pro to indicate where customers can find their products. In the image below, they use groupings, layers, and icons to highlight the markets and restaurants that sell their wares.
Examples of clustering and multiple marker icons
The Niagra Cycling Tourism Center at the same time created several maps. Some indicate bicycle routes, and others indicate where cyclists could stop for repairs and additional services along those bicycle routes. The third image is from a Maps Marker Pro legend.
Screenshot of the GPX tracks of the Niagara Wine Route
Screenshot of bike rental and repair markers
Screenshot of a map legend
No mapping training is needed to create your own maps that look as accurate and professional as these.
Bringing the world to your doorstep (virtual or physical)
How exactly is all of this done? Let's say you are the owner of Mindi's Moochi Delights & Cafe – donde vende postres moochi, bebidas y items del menú de cocina corta. Tiene un sitio web y una tienda física, pero su principal target de marketing es atraer tráfico peatonal a su tienda. ¿Cuál sería tu próximo paso?
Step 1
After installation, click Map Marker Pro in your admin panel within WordPress, followed by Add New Bookmark. You should be directed to a page similar to this:
Screenshot «Add New Bookmark»
Step 2
Fill in all the necessary fields. You want to name the marker, enter its location, choose its map size and zoom level, assign a layer (if you want), determine the type of control box and display panel, select an icon, select if you want a pop-up window text, and if so, enter that text and then click To post.
You may be prompted to provide the longitude and latitude coordinates for the desired location. This is the easiest way I have found to do it. Once all the fields have been completed, they should look like this:
Complete the "add new bookmark" fields
Step 3
Copy the shortcode of your new bookmark from the top of the page:
This is where you take the shortcode of your map
Alternatively, you can click the Add map button located at the top of the text editor menu of your new page or post.
Alternatively, you can insert a short code on a new page or post by clicking the "Add map" link.
If you don't have an existing post or page to display your new map on, create one and then add the shortcode in the appropriate area. Format your page or post as you like and then test your new map. Here is the end result:
This is what your finished map will look like
Este mapa básico dispone de una imagen clara con coordenadas precisas. Seguro que ayudará a los usuarios a entender de forma visual la ubicación de la compañía. La información agregada al cuadro emergente mejora aún más la experiencia del client, ya que no tienen que buscar información básica como el horario comercial o la disponibilidad de estacionamiento.
Using Maps Marker Pro with a growing business
When you create layers,
adjacent locations become groups
A medida que su negocio o event organizado crece, al mismo tiempo puede crecer la profundidad de la información que proporciona a los visitantes del sitio utilizando su complemento WordPress Maps Marker Pro.
En promedio, los visitantes del sitio que realizan una solicitud de mapa, como al solicitar ver una ubicación geográfica en su sitio web, requieren cientos de recursos de mapas entre bastidores. Cuando un server web tiene que recordar tanta información, las páginas pueden cargarse más lentamente, lo que hace que la experiencia del Username sea deficiente.
Site visitors will regularly search for another website instead of waiting for a page to load. But Okay the news is that the grouping option offered by Maps Marker Pro plugin reduces page load time.
In the image above, the green circle is an example of grouping. There are two cafe locations in close proximity, so they are grouped together. Once clicked, viewers can see each other's separate locations.
To create clusters, I would make layers similar to the markers we mentioned previously. Instead of "Add New Marker" I would select "Add New Layer". After completing all the fields and saving the new layer, you can assign your markers to appear on the layer you created. This results in the image directly above it: a map with multiple grouped locations.
Have you tried Maps Marker Pro?
The Maps Marker Pro plugin is a nifty tool that positions you to offer an additional layer of information to site visitors and potential customers. It has dozens of translation features and options, and a shallow learning curve, so you won't have to spend a lot of time in your busy schedule activating and displaying your maps.
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